Posted by randallinMo on August 29, 2013 at 06:10:02 from (216.74.205.155):
In Reply to: Protein for Chickens posted by Fullers Farmalls on August 28, 2013 at 13:11:47:
I too have a small laying flock.....15 hens. I usually feed them a grind a mix ration that the local elevator mixes for me. There have been times when I have fed them straight shelled corn along with a flake of alfalfa hay each day. They did not seem to lose any production....kept right on laying. They pick through and eat mostly the leaves of the alfalfa, leaving most of the stems. Don't over feed the alfalfa or they will waste too much. I"ve also fed straight whole wheat. They prefer wheat over oats. On a side note, did you ever watch a hen eat a kernel of corn? She will ALWAYS turn that kernel around in her mouth and swallow it with the round end of the kernel going down first.
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